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Ericsson: ‘5G is very learning intensive’

We must 'rewire' our brains for what we use cellular for, says Ericsson's head of 5G marketing, North America RCR Wireless News caught up with Ericsson's Peter Linder, head of 5G marketing, North America, to discuss what sets 5G apart from previous generations of cellular...

Ericsson inks deal to prepare Russia’s MTS network for 5G

  Russia’s largest communications service provider, MTS, has extended its partnership with Ericsson to include a large-scale network modernization of its 2G/3G/4G infrastructure over large parts of central Russia. The Swedish vendor said the new modernization agreement will allow the Russian carrier to pave the way...

Dynamic spectrum sharing vs. static spectrum sharing

Dynamic spectrum sharing network performance considerations Dynamic spectrum sharing is widely viewed as a key short-term enabler of scaling out 5G networks quickly. Rather than the slow, expensive process of re-farming spectrum from one generation connectivity technology to the next, DSS lets operators operate LTE...

Enterprise service enablement and the evolution to standalone 5G

How should operators think about SLAs for complex, 5G enterprise services? As the story goes, fully-virtualized, standalone 5G networks will provide tailored slices in support of enterprise services whatever that may entail--handling huge data volumes from sensors, providing high reliability and ultra low latency for...

Ericsson secures new 5G contract in Greece

  Ericsson said has been selected by Greece’s largest mobile communications service provider, Cosmote, as its sole 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) vendor under a network modernization deal. Cosmote, the mobile arm of Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE), which is part of the Deutsche Telekom Group, is...

CBRS: Understanding the operator and enterprise opportunities

  New mid-band spectrum allows operators to add capacities, enterprise to invest in private networks A consummate theme of telecom discussions is the desperate need for additional spectrum dedicated to mobile services; in the context of 5G, that refrain tends to focus on mid-band spectrum, which...

Kagan: Companies that could grow during COVID-19

Covid-19 or the coronavirus is impacting our economy, however not every company is being hurt. In fact, several industries are showing strength and even growth during this crisis. Let’s take a look at a few companies in the telehealth, cleaning supplies, wireless, telecom, pay...

Metals & Mining | Digging with data – unique challenges, cellular solutions (part 3)

This article continues from here (part 2). It is also available to download (for free) in full, as a standalone report – from here. The report features additional information. It forms part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Making Industry Smarter report series, which has...

Metals & Mining | Digging with data – first principles, primary applications (part 2)

This article continues from here (part 1). It is also available to download (for free) in full, as a standalone report – from here. The report features additional information. It forms part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Making Industry Smarter report series, which has...

5G strides in Hong Kong: HKT to deploy network, SmarTone selects Ericsson

The initial phase of the HKT 5G launch will cover 11 of Hong Kong's 18 districts Hong Kong Telecom (HKT) has set the first of April as its 5G launch date in parts of Hong Kong, and if that deadline is met, it will be...

Teracom recruits Ericsson for Industry 4.0-geared LTE/5G rollout in Sweden

Telecoms provider and broadcaster Teracom has said it will use radio and cloud products from Ericsson as it starts to roll out LTE and 5G in the 450 MHz band in Sweden. Teracom will offer critical-grade LTE and 5G to public and private national...

Metals & Mining | Digging with data – rough terrain, rich potential (part 1)

This article is available to download (for free) in full, as a standalone report – from here. The report features additional information. It forms part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Making Industry Smarter report series, which has also covered Energy & Power, Agriculture &...

Chunghwa Telecom selects Ericsson, Nokia as 5G vendors

  Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa Telecom selected Ericsson and Nokia as 5G RAN vendors, as the telco plans to launch commercial 5G service in July based on the non-standalone (NSA) architecture. The operator will run the next-generation mobile service on the 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz bands. In...

Supercharging venue broadband with millimeter wave 5G

  Mix of 5G spectrum assets leading to operator-specific approach to venue eMBB investments Large venues like transportation hubs, arenas and stadiums have long been a focus of carrier investment not just to meet ever-increasing mobile data demands but also to showcase technological advances. The recent...

Editorial Webinar: What’s the status of 5G globally? Spectrum, deployments and customer trends

According to GSMA, North America is winning the worldwide 5G race. However, China last year, debuted what was considered by some to be the largest 5G network rollout in the world. Different regulations, spectrum availability and customer demands mean that no two 5G rollouts are...

Far EasTone selects Ericsson for Taiwan 5G deployments

The 5G services in Taiwan will be in the 3.5 GHz band are expected to be launched this summer Taiwanese mobile operator Far EasTone (FET) has selected Ericsson to be its 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) vendor in a deal that will span all of...

Mobile broadband, industrial IoT and 5G in the lights? How, where and why?

With the roll-out of 5G networks, the shrinkage of radio cells, and challenge to negotiate cell sites, lighting infrastructure presents a valuable opportunity for city operators and building owners to get smart. Netherlands-based Signify has been leading the development of smart poles to host a...

Telenor, Ericsson launch 5G services in Norway

Telenor 5G services in Trondheim are being delivered on the 3.6 GHz band Ericsson and Telenor switched on Norway’s first commercial 5G services at the end of last week in the city of Trondheim as part of an ongoing partnership to develop and update Telenor’s...

France likely to allow Huawei in non-core parts of 5G networks: Report

  France’s cybersecurity agency, ANSSI, is expected to allow local operators to use equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei for the deployment of 5G networks in the country, Reuters reported, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. The sources said ANSSI had decided to approve the use...

Trump signs into law $1B for rural carrier rip-and-replace

Secured and Trusted Network Communications Act targets rip-and-replace of Huawei, ZTE network equipment President Trump on March 12 signed into law the Secured and Trusted Network Communications Act, which among other things, will provide up to $1 billion in funding to rip-and-replace network infrastructure primarily...

What’s the outlook for operator adoption of Dynamic Spectrum Sharing?

Ericsson says 80% of customers testing its Dynamic Spectrum Sharing solution plan to deploy in next 12 months While there's criticism around the technology's overall impact on network capacity, a number of major global operators are current or have said they will implement Dynamic Spectrum...

Deutsche Telekom expects to manage most private 5G networks at 3.7-3.8 GHz, too

Deutsche Telekom expects, in most cases, to manage private networks for enterprises, even if they are deployed in privately-owned spectrum, which is not licensed directly by the operator itself. Following its deal with BMW last month to install a dual-slice private LTE ‘campus network’ at...

Editorial Webinar: Dynamic spectrum sharing: Driving 5G to scale

Previous generational upgrade cycles required operators to undertake the expensive, time-consuming process of spectrum refarming. But, for 5G, dynamic spectrum sharing allows carriers to side-step that process by transmitting LTE and 5G NR in the same band at the same time. DSS, coupled with the...

China Mobile to expand 5G infrastructure via new tender

  China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, has launched a tender for the second phase of its 5G network rollout, according to a report by China Securities Journal. According to the report, the Chinese carrier has already completed the first phase...